Lawyer Amy Begley is “delighted and deeply grateful” to be appointed a new magistrate of the ACT Magistrates Court, replacing Magistrate Robert Cook.

Ms Begley has a background in family violence law, having previously served as the head of practice of Legal Aid ACT’s Early Intervention Legal Practice. She has also worked as a prosecutor at the ACT Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, where she conducted trials, appeals and summary hearings in the ACT Supreme Court and Magistrates Court.

She holds a Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Arts, and Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice from the ANU, where she has lectured over the past decade in criminal and evidence law. She was admitted to practice as a barrister and solicitor in the ACT in 2006.

Ms Begley will start her new role on March 17.